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RECREA TTON. 



What do you think of this: A special 

 from Peshtigo, this State, to the morning 

 papers says, apparently with pride, that the 

 farmers in that vicinity have found a new 

 fertilizer. They go to the lakes and rivers, 

 with teams and dip nets, and catch thou- 

 sands of suckers. A few of these are eaten, 

 but the remainder are thrown on the farms 

 for fertilizing purposes. 



The State fish commissioners have placed 

 millions of trout, pickerel and the like in 

 streams throughout the State. 



Here is another: 



Local fishermen think they have found a way to evade 

 the new fish law. They allow their consignments of 

 dressed fish to be seized and sold at auction, buying them 

 back at about 80 cents a hundred lbs. They are then 

 shipped to Chicago, netting the consignor $5 to $6 a hun- 

 dred. About 8,000 pounds of fish were handled this way 

 last week. x 



The law makers must try again. 



L. J., Marshfield, Wis. 



I enclose $i, which I wish to add to the 

 fund for the poor children of your city. 

 We are blessed with such quantities of pure 

 air, beautiful flowers and birds, up here, one 

 forgets the dark corners of our domain. If 

 10 cents helps one of His unfortunates, 10 

 of us here wish to aid 10 with you. We 

 thank you for calling our attention to the 

 little ones. 



I heard of a fish hog catching 200 trout, 

 in a near-by county, recently. The state in- 

 spector is looking up the case. It may not 

 have been done regularly, you know; and 

 it is well to be positive, for it is exasperat- 

 ing to a fellow who gets his ^> dozen a trip, 

 and charges up the balance of his recrea- 

 tion to pure air and a clear conscience. 

 Dr. W. A. H., Owego, N. Y. 



We have good fishing in the Hocking 

 river. Although there are no trout or salm- 

 on, we have some game fishes, such as 

 black bass, pike, and perch. The latter are 

 just beginning to bite, while the bass rise to 

 the fly frequently. 



The river was recently stocked with sev- 

 eral varieties of fish. I hope they will be 

 protected, and think they will, as the State 

 game warden has been severe on some of 

 the violators of the law in this vicinity. 

 Last week he had 5 fellows arrested for 

 spearing fish. They were fined $25 each 

 for their fun. W. B. C, Athens, O. 



A party consisting of F. A. & G. E. 

 Pearsons, of Vt., Guy C. Dewey and me, 

 while -fishing at Wardner's, Rainbow lake, 

 a few weeks ago caught the largest brook 

 trout that has been taken in the Adiron- 

 dacks for some years. It weighed 4 pounds, 

 2 ounces and measured 21 inches in length 

 and 13 inches around. Mr. G. E. Pearsons 

 was the lucky angler and Mr. Dewey 

 handled the landing net. 



F. J. Taylor, Malone, N. Y. 



The West branch of the Brandywine af- 

 fords as" good fly fishing, for black bass, as 

 any stream in Eastern Pennsylvania. This 

 is known to fishermen of Reading, Wil- 

 mington and West Chester; and scarcely 

 a day goes by during the season, when rep- 

 resentatives from some one of these cities 

 are not along the stream. The bass are 10 

 to 14 inches in length, and hard fighters. 

 Lenape, West Chester, Pa. 



The trout season opened in this section 

 with rain and high water. Few fish were 

 caught in the near by streams, but a friend 

 and I went to Clark's creek, 10 miles from 

 here, and caught 39 good ones. Most of 

 them averaged 11 inches long. We expect 

 the fishing will be good from now on. 



W. V. B., Lykens, Pa. 



Where can I buy good trout flies, and 

 artificial minnows? 



S. B., Denver, Col. 



You can get good flies, made to order, 

 from Dr. Wm. Greenshields, Romeo, 

 Mich., and minnows, or other fishing 

 tackle, from Cornwall & Jesperson. These 

 people advertise in Recreation and are 

 thoroughly reliable. Editor. 



Herewith I hand you a clipping from one 

 of our evening papers, of recent date. 

 Would you call them successful fishermen, 

 or game hogs? 



X. Y. Z., Williamsport, Pa. 



John Washam, John Updegraff, John Thomas, John 

 Herman and James Updegraff returned last night from a 

 10 days 1 fishing trip through Potter county. They fished 

 Slate run, Kettle creek and Youngwoman's creek and 

 caught over 1,200 trout. 



These are of the genus swinus icthus. 



Editor. 



A correspondent writing from Eagle 

 river, Wis., says: "A. Balaman caught a 

 10 pound muskalonge, and W. O. Connor 

 caught one weighing 16 pounds, in Yellow 

 Birch lake. -M. Frankel caught 21 pike, in 

 2 hours, in Cranberry lake." 



Hundreds of pickerel are being caught 

 here, and some large ones have been 

 taken, the largest weighing 16 pounds. 

 Two Mauston boys recently caught 75 

 trout. F. V., Mauston, Wis. 



Have been taking a rest, and incidentally 

 catching trout, 8 to 13^ inches long. Will 

 get up another club for Recreation soon. 

 M. V., Lykens, N. Y. 



We have good trout fishing here. 



J. E. B., Dingman's Ferry, Pa. 



